The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-09-18
GOSSIP OF THE BALL FIELD.
MANY CHANGES IN THE METROPOLITAN
CLUB NOWIDhYa


base ball season rather lively. Players and
base ball lovers aro alike ON the nui vive
for tho noxt move by the clubs man
naers, and almost amy sort OF change
may DO expected. The managers are
determined to have ball team which
can play and win, and tho orders are
that every free player who gives promise OF
doing good work may get chance II ne wants
It, Under those instructions 1t Is not eurprfs-
ing that raft OF mon has boon secured.
now faco 10 seen on tho field almost every day.
Nor does II surprise any one when 2 new man
ia dragged out from somewhere behind the
great scenes OF the Fall OF Babylon and put In
to play at tho last moment. Among the new
men that the club has secured 10 Pitcher Fagen
OF Rutland. Third Baseman Knowles and
Pitcher Parsons OF Rochester. Second Baseman
Cross OF Eau Claire, and Short Stop Houck.
Monk Cline also agreed to play with the club.
but now refuses to come here. and is in fair
way Of being blacklsted. Kinslow. the cause
OF the famous Beaton- Kinsow trouble between
the Cincinnati and Detroit clubs. which re-
Qulred q special meeting OF the Arbitration
Committee to SETTLE will also play with the
Metropolitan. In this enumeration Hogan.
Jones, and Tom O'Brien are not named. rs they
are now comparatively old mon on the team.
10 make way for the new men, Nel.on. Rose
man, and Cushman have boon retired from tho
team and more releases will DO heard OF. Suffi-
cient now men have been engaged already to
form whole now team. or all the men so fair
engaged, Hogan has not shown up in as good
form AZ no Gun as far as field work goes, but
he has done better with the bat; for getting his
base on balls he is u wonder II all the other
men ON the team struck out lie would turn up
with base on balls. Jones has not done much
Al. L~A i. lunn
his fielding has not been anything extra,
but the bad condition Of the staten Island
grounds ts partly Responsible LOT TINS. hiIo-
Gethor, he Is not the player he was at ono time;
Houck has done fairly so far, and Parsons and
FaEen have shown some ability as pitchers;
as they are so low down in tho race now that
this is the time to try new thent. and not IN
the spring. s they ad hs ~ the tea
and BY official orders his word Is law; When
the toani Is ut home he will put the men
morning. and direct tho movements OF tho
men from the players bench during the game.
en the Is hs s, rSad VIII r
Imagine one OF the old-time umpires. seated
pm = camp stool near the home plate, one hand
Ing the movements OF the players. and you will
have fair picture OF Lynch at work training
The budding Indians ,.r ,u..,
more or less oarelessness among the PLAYERS.
The engaging Of so many new men has caused
shss
the field. The uncertainty Of their, positions
has ID os OF u y the
games can be charged to these many changes.
The club would Ike to find i buyer for Jones.
eh them. The msEe-up Of next seasons team viii
see but few OF the present old faces What is
vents, e good hitters and base runners and
Manager Caylor said the other day that he
felt the non;success OF the club more than he
4 4 the srs does not zn
nav eS Club 90 nc With
ss n. $i%.S ssssat1ly r seia r. r. z e sshs
S1sE es
ss.s ss1 re w snd sas bit sey tss
lies, It would not be right to say, but it exists.
BEEN made. The NEXT lew days may turn out
something Interesting.
THE OUTLOOK FOR BROOKLYN.
The question whether the League will aecede
hge next season Y causing no little interest IN
'ss s sS ss sa Sf H Tss Y
Rot, then. az Presidept Byrne Of the BROOKLYN
Club ssys there Ti be some startling dsvelop
put Of the League the managers Of the Brook
Ign Club Will make q pretty large bid in order
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Tered 100000 for the Detroit Club The Brook
NJ msnaesrs are willing to ~ $4,000 b better Ter
power TO have O. good club IN Brooklyn next
sssd;S stS sss M not % A'' ~ '' 0N0' ''
POOLING THE BALL PLAYERS.
Tho proposed system by which the players OF
The American Association are to be pooled and
then drawn for each year Is slowly taking form.
END h Tsas S,ros tap Won
1he Of st. Louis. and Phelps Of LouisvilIe. are
now al work considering the system and get
tie Salaries II psysls BE-
sss rs xsEe se sas s at lie hs
clubs, that have spent large sums OF money and
devoted tho experience q y ears e strengthen
their teams. Will make decided KICK.
CuNoINNATIs LITTLE RIGHT YIELDEn.
Nicol. the little right fielder. Of the Cinein:
81 the New Yorks close second. There Is not
%Ssh & W. ana
himself around the bases with a rush., He
snc. they Ss Sas Let e sSi h s
one u the surest Easy catches are his feai.
end dihoylt ones bis delight A ells,mSs,a mean,
mo lear d that. Ny early lie trained me
s St which thai he bsen an
acrobat from childhood up. At the age Of eight
no made his appearance In circus as one OF
the Eieol brothers, Aye IN number: and their heir
drawing cards IN the sawdust ring As he grew
stronger he added to his speciaIties and be-
sault thrower. and tlght-rope walker. His ia
lined ripgs and The harlequin dives through FIX
florence to him how he makos the base slide.
for his acrobatic training saves him from IN
Jury. Asked his method in stealing bases. he
said: "sIplay as far "a Of first as @ make 4
The ball Then SGT my If. spikes s and get
motion to pitch fire myself away from that
left foot and make gain gain 81 i've s,i feet
Most PLAYERS begin to slide too soon. You
teet Of the base, f9F you're losing i speed when n
fore making tho dip, look to see how the ball
Y coming u it's coming high take the belly;
ten Of them swing back With the hall, and
low I go bohind them and twist, out
with my right toe and left knee.
II It's going to be a pretty close
thing and the ground is good and dry, I've got
All M lAna and arms TO kick up n big dust. so